BARANGAY BALUARTE MUNICIPALITY OF TAGOLOAN, MISAMIS ORIENTAL, NORTHERN MINDANAO PHILIPPINES ITS LANDSCAPE SETTLEMENT PATTERN: A PHENOMENOLOGICAL LIVED EXPERIENCES
GSJ: V olume 13, Issue 10, October 2025, Online: IS SN 2320- 9186 www .globalsciencjournal.com BARANGA Y BALUAR TE MUNI CIP ALITY OF T AGOLOAN, MISAMIS ORIENT AL, NOR THERN MINDANAO PHILIPPINES ITS LANDSCAPE SETTLEMENT P A TTERN: A PHENOMENOLOGICAL LIVED EXPERIENCES by: Fr ederick W Gomez, PhD Josie M Sar dido, PhD Dean – College of Education Chairman – Social Studies gomez_072364@yahoo.com josiesar dido4@gmail.com Shyla E. Pastrana KC B. T ongon Social Studies Resear cher Social Studies Rese ar cher shylapastrana@gmail.com T ongon.kc24@gmail.com Abstract Barangay Baluarte is in the Muni cipality of Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental, Northern Mindanao, Philippines, and is located at 8.5438, 124.7411 (8° 33' North, 124° 44' East) with an estimated sea level of 3.5 meters (11.5 feet) and a land span of 289 hectares of flat lowland terrai n, providing an ideal topography f...